diff --git a/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.cpp b/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.cpp
index 517672d3c..a1faa70d2 100644
--- a/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.cpp
+++ b/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ void App::SetWindow(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ window)
 
     // The CoreWindow has been created, we can pass this to raylib for EGL context creation when it's time
     UWPSetCoreWindowPtr((void*)window);
+
+    // Register backrequested event to stop window from being closed (Most noticable on XBox when B is pressed)
+    auto navigation = SystemNavigationManager::GetForCurrentView();
+    navigation->BackRequested += ref new Windows::Foundation::EventHandler<Windows::UI::Core::BackRequestedEventArgs^>(this, &raylibUWP::App::OnBackRequested);
 }
 
 void App::Load(Platform::String ^entryPoint) {} // Ignored for this example
@@ -454,6 +458,12 @@ void App::OnCharacterReceived(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI
     UWPKeyCharEvent(args->KeyCode);
 }
 
+void App::OnBackRequested(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::BackRequestedEventArgs^ args)
+{
+    // This simply stops the program from closing.
+    args->Handled = true;
+}
+
 // AppSource implementation
 Windows::ApplicationModel::Core::IFrameworkView ^AppSource::CreateView()
 {
diff --git a/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.h b/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.h
index 892d85922..a3b7577f4 100644
--- a/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.h
+++ b/projects/VS2017.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/App.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace raylibUWP
         void OnKeyDown(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs^ args);
         void OnKeyUp(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs^ args);
         void OnCharacterReceived(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::CharacterReceivedEventArgs^ args);
+        void OnBackRequested(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::BackRequestedEventArgs^ args);
     };
 
     ref class AppSource sealed : Windows::ApplicationModel::Core::IFrameworkViewSource